I kinda love thinking about the double takes from the cub reporters their first day on the job. What a great scene for the Shug biopic.
Jimmy pours himself a cup of joe, loads a sheet into his new Smith-Corona Skyriter, and cracks open the crisp 1960 media guide for the Auburn Tigers.
Jimmy: “Jordan? They actually think they have to tell me how to pronounce Jordan? Wait… what the…”
That’s right, saying it correctly — “JER-don” in 1956, “JUR-dun” in 1960 — was a matter of media guide-worthy policy once upon a time.
… and what with all the well-meaning Auburn students who flub it in ESPNU interviews and stuff, it probably still should be.
(Mrs. Shug was, we recently learned, was exempt.)
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If someone wanted to put together one of these for the fans before each FB season, I’d sure appreciate it. (Uzomah, Lutzenkirchen, etc.)
I assume it’s still included in the weekly pre-game notes issued the week of each game. If not, it should be.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20130828_au_notes.pdf